中国石化集团公司(中石化)与科威特石油公司(KPC)于2009年8月12日宣布,原拟在广东省建设的炼油石化合资企业决定移址至新地点,投资为90×10~8US(?)的联合装置将建在湛江港附近的东海岛。中石化与KPC原计划在广州市附近的南沙建设联合装置,但该项目因环境问题而移址,南沙是珠江三角洲人口密集区。中石化与KPC期望在最近几个月内使该项目获得国家发改委 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) and KPC announced on August 12, 2009 that the refinery and petrochemical joint venture that was originally planned to be established in Guangdong Province has decided to relocate to a new location with an investment of 90 × 10 ~ 8US (? ) Will be built in the East Island near Zhanjiang Port. Sinopec and KPC originally planned to build a joint plant in Nansha, near Guangzhou, but the project was relocated due to environmental problems. Nansha is a densely populated area in the Pearl River Delta. Sinopec and KPC expect the project to be approved by the NDRC in recent months